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Former prime minister of Burundi Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni went on trial on Thursday charged with undermining national security and insulting the president, a judicial source and witnesses said. Bunyoni was prime minister from mid-2020 but was fired in a high-level political purge in September 2022. This was days after President Evariste Ndayishimiye had warned of a “coup” plot against him. A ...

The government through the Ministry of Education on Friday announced it had resolved to phase out non-core Primary Teachers Colleges (PTCs). These are 22 in total and will now offer alternative programs for their re-purpose in the process. According to Education Minister Janet Museveni, the phasing out of the institutions followed consultations involving various stakeholders. She also noted that the ...

Jinja Schools, that is, Jinja Senior Secondary School and Jinja College have submitted their request to host the 2024 East Africa school games. The Federation of East Africa Secondary School Sports Association awarded the 2024 edition to Uganda after the conclusion of this year’s tournament in Rwanda. The Federation awarded the 2024 edition to Uganda after the conclusion of this ...

The Prime Minister of Uganda, Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has revealed that she did not give permission to the Minister of State for General Duties Justine Kasule Lumumba to travel to New York. She also said that her expenses will not be funded by taxpayer money. Nabbanja said while commenting on her controversial travel with a big delegation to the recently ...

Representatives of Uganda in CAF Confederations Cup KCCA FC, are today Saturday going to be live in action taking on Libya’s Abu Salem. This is in the return leg of the CAF Confederations Cup at ST Mary’s Kitende in a do-or-die encounter. KCCA FC comes into the game with a lot to rectify after losing the first leg on a ...